So I absolutely love this aspect of ranking all-everything teams. I have spent many a hours thinking about how many good teams there could have been and could be put together.
Usually they consist of present day teams, allowing the teams to be plausible. However, these team will put the greatest players of all time on the floor, all at once, making it an unstoppable force.
Sure the team will be absent of some big names. Some players won't make it, just because I purely don't like them. Some will make it because I simply enjoy watching them. Some players won't be in their prototypical position, but they will be justified.
The Starters
Oscar Robertson
Point Guard, 6'5", Cincinnati Royals/Milwaukee Bucks
The most versatile basketball player ever. Period. Magic comes close, but not that close. His height limited his versatility in terms of positions he could play, but that didn't limit his dominance.
The Big O was a winner at every level. He won two Indiana State Titles in high school. He took Cincinnati to two final fours. Won an Olympic gold. And an NBA Championship.
He's the only player in history to average a triple double for a whole season and averaged a triple double during his first five years in the NBA. He could score, 25.7 points per game for his career (without three-pointers.) His floor vision, unequaled, 9.5 assists per game. Rebounding, not a problem, superior positioning allowed him to grab 7.5 per game.
On this team, he'll bring playmaking abilities, pugnacious defense and enormous effort.
Michael Jordan
Shooting Guard, 6'6", Chicago Bulls
Big surprise, right? Actually, in my eyes almost. I get sick of people saying he's the best ever, no contest. But in reality it should be. 1-A Jordan, 1-1A Robertson, 1-AA Magic, in no particular order.
That being said, Jordan was a winner. Six championships with the Bulls. Plenty of scoring power.
The 5-time MVP averaged 30 ppg for his career, along with six rpg and five apg. That's right up there with the best of them. One year he even scored 37 ppg, that truly is a feat in the age he played.
On this team, he will be the go to scorer, that's all I would expect to see him do on this team.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Guard/Forward/Center, 6'9", Los Angeles Lakers
Magic was a winner at every level, just like The Big O. He won in high school. College. And the Pros.
What made Johnson so spectacular was his versatility. His height, knowledge, instincts and skill set made it possible for him to play every position on the floor. As a rookie, in the 1980 NBA Finals, Johnson started at center for the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, they won the game, and the series.
The 3-time MVP averaged 19 ppg, 11 apg and seven rpg and will be asked to to assist Oscar in spreading the ball evenly and commanding excellence from his teammates.
Bill Russell
Power Forward/Center, 6'10", Boston Celtics
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